Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Ending TPS Protections

October 19, 2018
By
Kanu & Associates, P.C.

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A federal judge in California ordered the Trump administration earlier
this month to temporarily stop its plan to terminate the Temporary Protected
Status (TPS) program which has enabled hundreds of thousands of immigrants
to live and work in the United States. Over 300,000 immigrants from Haiti,
Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Sudan were facing deportation if the program
was terminated.

TPS was created in 1990 by Congress to allow foreigners from countries
plagued by civil unrest, natural disasters, and health epidemics to remain
in the U.S. on a temporary basis. The ruling was a response to a lawsuit
filed by the ACLU, which alleged the government violated the immigrant’s
constitutional rights of due process and equal protection after Trump
announced to end the program, starting with Sudan migrants in November.

U.S. District Judge Edward Chen said canceling TPS would cause damage beyond
repair and substantial hardship for immigrants, many of whom have lived
in the country for at least ten years, are employed and have had U.S.-born
children. Additionally, he said there was evidence that President Trump
attempted to end the program due to racial bias against non-white, non-European
immigrants.

Here is a breakdown of when each of the four group’s protected status will end:

Sudan – November 2, 2018

Nicaragua – January 5, 2019

Haiti – July 22, 2019

El Salvador – September 9, 2019

According to a brief filed by 17 states, sending home TPS beneficiaries
would result in losses estimated up to $132 billion in gross domestic
product, $5.2 billion in Medicare and Social Security contributions, and
$733 million in costs related to employee turnover. However, despite the
facts, the Trump administration continued to carry out the presidential
agenda to end the program.

Immigrants from ten countries are currently benefiting from TPS, including
263,000 Salvadorans, 46,000 Haitians, 5,300 Nicaraguans, and 1,000 Sudanese.

For more information about the TPS program or other
immigration matters,
contact our Phoenix immigration attorney at Kanu & Associates P.C. today.

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